Study it in the app“Then the king of Sodom, the king of Gomorrah, the king of Admah, the king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela (that is, Zoar) went out and drew up battle lines against them in the Valley of Siddim,”
Then the kingוַ מֶלֶךְof Sodom,סְדֹםthe kingוּמֶלֶךְof Gomorrah,עֲמֹרָהthe kingוּמֶלֶךְof Admah,אַדְמָהthe kingוּמֶלֶךְof Zeboiim,צְבוֹיִםand the kingוּמֶלֶךְof Belaבֶּלַע(that is,הִואZoar)צֹעַרwent outיֵּצֵאand drew upוַיַּעַרְכוּbattle linesמִלְחָמָהagainst themאִתָּםin the Valleyבְּעֵמֶקof Siddim,הַשִּׂדִּים
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearsSodom
See it on the mapWhere else “sedom” appearsGomorrah
See it on the mapWhere else “amora” appearsAdmah
Admah, a town near Sodom.
Where else “adma” appearsZeboiim
Zeboiim, a town near Sodom.
Where else “tsevoyim” appearsBela
Bela, an older name of the town of Zoar; also the name of an early king of Edom and of Israelites, such as a son of Benjamin.
Where else “bela” appearsZoar
See it on the mapWhere else “tsoar” appearsgo out
To go out of a place.
Where else “yetse” appearsdraw up
To set soldiers in lines, ready for battle.
Where else “yaarchu” appearswar, battle
War, battle.
Where else “milchama” appearsvalley
Valley, broad low plain.
Where else “emek” appearsSiddim
Siddim, the valley where the kings fought, in the area of the Dead Sea.
Where else “sidim” appears1Sodom ?
Today: disputed; perhaps south or northeast of the Dead Sea
A city of the Jordan plain; its site is not known for certain, perhaps near the Dead Sea.
Its people were very wicked (Gen 13:13). God destroyed it with fire, and saved Lot (Gen 19:24-25).
2Gomorrah ?
Today: disputed; near the Dead Sea
A city of the Jordan plain, next to Sodom; its site is not known for certain.
God destroyed it together with Sodom for its great sin (Gen 18:20; 19:24).
3Zoar ?
Today: possibly Safi, south of the Dead Sea, Jordan
A small town near the Dead Sea; its site is not known for certain.
Lot fled there when God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah; the town was spared because of his plea (Gen 19:20-22).
7Then they turned back and came to En-mishpat (that is, Kadesh) and defeated the whole territory of the Amalekites, and also the Amorites who lived in Hazazon-tamar.
8 · This verse (above)
9against Chedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of Goiim, Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar: four kings against the five.
1. What it says
What did Abram do when he heard that his relative Lot had been taken captive (vv. 14-16)?
2. What it means
What does Melchizedek, king of Salem, do, and what does he say when he blesses Abram (vv. 18-20)?
3. How I live it
How can you help a relative or friend in trouble without expecting anything in return, as Abram did (vv. 22-24)?
